Sport is now mobilized as a novel and effective means of achieving international development goals, leading to an increasingly institutionalized relationship between sport development. While there recent evidence the effectiveness for Development Peace (SDP) programmes policies, research has also drawn attention relations power that underpin movement and, in particular, colonizing tendencies SDP initiatives. This article explores this critical considers it against insights importance praxis...

This paper discusses findings from a development policy discourse analysis that was conducted using six key sport for and peace (SDP) documents. The research guided by theoretical framework combining postcolonial theory actor-oriented sociology in order to critically analyse SDP policies. Based on this analysis, three theses are proposed: (1) policies unclear, circuitous underpinned political rationalities; (2) coordinated coherent approaches between the One-Third World Two-Thirds suggest...

In recent years, three notable trends have emerged in the gender and development landscape: increasing use of sport as a tool to achieve objectives (SGD); expanding involvement transnational corporations (TNCs) creating, funding implementing programs; 'girling' development. The last trend has largely been facilitated by proliferation global 'Girl Effect' campaign, or 'the unique potential 600 million adolescent girls end poverty for themselves world' (Girl Effect 2011). This article reports...

The maturation of the field ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) is reflected in growing number research publications on topic. This article focuses a recent review English-language SDP from 2000–2014 conducted by Schulenkorf et al. (2016. Sport development: an integrated literature review. Journal Management 30: 22–39). We attempt to extend analysis current offered through exploration sociological implications their key findings. In particular, we offer critical commentary insights...

ABSTRACT Over 400 sport for development non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have formed in recent years, operating projects more than 125 countries globally. These NGOs typically focus on participation the Two-Thirds World, and usually partnerships with their established national sports home country. Drawing partnership theory, purpose of this study was to analyse tensions underpinning high performance from perspectives staff Swiss Canadian NGOs. Qualitative research methods were used,...

Abstract The ‘Girl Effect’ is a growing but understudied movement that assumes girls are catalysts capable of bringing social and economic change for their families, communities countries. evolving discourse associated with this holds profound implications development programmes focus on use sport physical activity to promote gender equality, challenge norms, teach confidence leadership skills. Increasingly sport, (sgd) interventions funded implemented by multinational corporations (mncs) as...

This article investigates the intersection of three interrelated trends: first, positioning sport as a contributor to sustainable development, particularly in regard increasing corporatization for development (SFD); second, trend toward extractives industry, taken up within corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach; and third, SFD CSR when mobilized pursuit Indigenous communities Canada. To do so, we examined sustainability documents Rio Tinto, largest mining metals company Canada, with...

In their article in this volume, entitled 'An "international movement"? Decentering sport for development within Zambian communities", Iain Lindsey and Alan Grattan (2012) highlight important issues of agency, locality, diversity culture the current mobilization to meet international goals. Drawing on valuable fieldwork Zambia, authors suggest that prior research may have overstated solidity boundaries an 'international' movement towards sport-for-development exaggerated influence northern...

The purpose of this study was to explore how girls in Eastern Uganda experienced a corporate-funded sport, gender and development (SGD) martial arts program. This used 19 semi-structured in-depth interviews, participant observation document analysis. Results revealed that while the program increased young women's confidence, challenged norms, augmented their social networks, improved physical fitness useful for providing them with employment opportunities, also attempted ‘govern’ sexuality...

How do young urban Aboriginal women in Vancouver, British Columbia, understand their experiences of participating a sport, gender and development (SGD) programme that aims to enhance lives? In this paper, we consider question through post-colonial feminist participatory action research (PFPAR) study designed examine the contradictions challenges surrounding SGD programmes target women. To this, draw on empirical work involved interviews photovoice activities conducted with 11 who...

In this paper, I reflect upon and discuss findings from an empirical study that employed a postcolonial feminist approach to multi-sited global ethnography of sport for development peace (SDP) initiative. Building on perspectives pertaining the importance creating cross-border solidarities anchored in struggles specificities 'the local', combination with recent work research transnational activist explores issues NGOization, investigate two key methodological challenges tensions emerged my...

Inspired by assertions of “creeping commercialization” in issues social justice, this article seeks to address the entanglement privatization with sport for development and peace initiatives. We look specifically at Nike’s history “social responsibility” situate N7 initiative, Indigenous health, within a larger landscape privatized justice. Critical discourse analysis was used unpack annual corporate responsibility (CSR) reports. In addition, critical (CDA) #DeChief movement, which lobbies...

This article reports findings from an interview-based study focused around the role of Internet in development and operations four nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that use sport as part their youth engagement efforts. Findings showed, on one hand, how emergence certain NGOs would not have been possible if for Internet. On other it was clear contributes to a form “ironic activism,” meaning practices underlie forms Internet-enabled NGO activity also reproduce neoliberal, market-driven...

This paper uses transnational postcolonial feminist participatory action research (TPFPAR) to examine two sport for development and peace (SDP) initiatives that focus on Indigenous young women residing in urban areas, one Vancouver, Canada, Perth, Australia. We how SDP programs target girls reproduce the hegemony of neoliberalism by deploying biopedagogies 'teach' certain education employment skills are deemed necessary participate competitive capitalism. found activities both were designed...

In settler-colonial contexts, the use of sport for reconciliation (SFR) has received increasing attention from national governments and their sporting agencies, though researchers have yet to track development SFR across settler colonial contexts. this study, we examined how government policies in Australia, Canada, Aotearoa/New Zealand frame understandings reconciliation. Through application both policy analysis 82 documents 1970s 2020, argue that framings shifted presenting Indigenous...

Internet platforms are increasingly becoming strategic tools for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in international development to collaborate, share information, and gain legitimacy. Drawing on the literature neoliberalism, sport development, globalization networking through communication technologies, this article examines interpretations of staff working Canadian Swiss peace (SDP) NGOs role Platform, while also exploring challenges benefits Platform each NGO. Qualitative...

In one of the first contemporary essays to explore use sport for adolescent girls' development, Brady (1998) noted that increased attention given girls and women – examp...

Recently, conceptual developments in the field of institutional theory, such as work, that refer to practices and processes individuals organisations aimed at creating, maintaining disrupting institutions, have emphasised how institutions are engaged affected by organisational actors. Institutions humans a recursive relationship, whereby both shape shaped templates through political infused with power dynamics. In this paper, research conducted local African sport for development (SFD)...

Sport for development and peace (SDP) is a contemporary term practices that have long history, particularly in Canada’s provincial territorial north, especially with Aboriginal peoples whom the region home. Using postcolonial international relations feminist approach, theories of global governance private authority, by exploring recent literature on self-determination context peoples, we investigate 1) assumptions at work attempts to “transfer” SDP programming models Two-Thirds World...

Sport for development and peace scholars have recently called a move towards participatory action research (PAR). In this paper, I discuss the utility of visual methods, guided by postcolonial feminist (PF)PAR approach that was taken up in two studies examining SDP programmes: first with Indigenous young women Canada, second Nicaragua. To conclude, illustrate how Indigenous-guided principles ownership, control, access possession may usefully frame discussion challenges involved pursuing...

In this paper, we explore the sponsorship of sport for development (SFD) programs in Indigenous communities Canada by oil, gas, and mining companies (the 'extractives industry'). While SFD programming has recently proliferated, majority these initiatives have been located 'developing' countries global South. It is only more that gained traction Canada, particularly communities. undertaking an analysis corporate social responsibility reports, tensions having private — those with poor...